Low-Level Fox, SSS Power, World in Flames - Episode 4

At a public contracting ceremony, SSS-Rank Feralmancer Reed shocks the crowd by choosing Yara, a hesitant D-Rank Azure Fox. Onlookers, led by Jane—who recently broke up with Reed—and Yara's guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Keller, object that Reed is wasting his rare first pick. Yara doubts her worth, but Reed insists the choice is his and completes his awakening. As Reed and Yara prepare to leave, rivals call the move spiteful. The scene cuts when someone spots "A Contract Array?" and calls to Reed, leaving the array's purpose unresolved.